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From: Andy Stewart <lazycat.manatee@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: elisp-index-search on current word
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:21:26 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87prmbdv6h.fsf@manatee.domain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.530.1223450464.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com> writes:
> Xah wrote:
>> when i do elisp-index-search, is there a way to make the default
>> choice the symbol the cursor is on?
>
> (defadvice elisp-index-search (before interactive-default activate)
>   "Provide the symbol at point as the default when reading TOPIC interactively."
>   (interactive (list (read-string "Topic: " nil nil (thing-at-point 'symbol)))))

(defun elisp-index-search+ ()
  "Look up TOPIC in the indices of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual."
  (interactive)
  (let (topic)
    (setq topic (read-string (concat "Subject to look up: ") nil nil (symbol-name (symbol-at-point))))
    (funcall 'switch-to-buffer-other-window nil)
    (info "elisp")
    (Info-index topic)))

Regards.

   -- Andy.


  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-10-08 14:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-10-08  1:31 elisp-index-search on current word Xah
2008-10-08  6:07 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2008-10-08  7:20 ` Kevin Rodgers
     [not found] ` <mailman.530.1223450464.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-10-08 14:21   ` Andy Stewart [this message]
2008-10-08 16:11     ` Xah
2008-10-08 17:19       ` Thierry Volpiatto
2008-10-09  2:49       ` Kevin Rodgers
     [not found]       ` <mailman.596.1223486652.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-10-09 13:54         ` Richard Riley
2008-10-10  2:07           ` Kevin Rodgers
     [not found]           ` <mailman.751.1223604460.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-10-10  8:41             ` Richard Riley
     [not found]       ` <mailman.646.1223520579.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-10-09 15:00         ` Xah
2008-10-10  2:18           ` Kevin Rodgers
     [not found]           ` <mailman.753.1223605127.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-10-10  2:36             ` Xah

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